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By JEREMY GARLINGTON
Staff writer
Although getting off to a sluggish
start, the Lady Gamecock volleyball
team defeated a pesky UNCCharlotte
squacf three games lo one
in a best of five series Wednesday
night, 14-16, 15-1, 15-3, 15-4.
After an impressive win against
reigning Metro conference champion
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rioriaa state, uat, nuw ?-/, appeared
quite sluggish at the outset.
Careless errors and missed opportunities
by the Lady Gamecocks
allowed UNC-C to keep serve and
gain important momentum during
the first game.
Following a USC time-out with the
score 11-9 in the 49ers' favor, neither
team managed to establish a comfortable
lead. Eventually, after several
lead changes, UNC-C pulled ahead
15-14 en route to the first-game win.
The match's second game was a
total reversal of the first. Co-captain
outside hitter Diane Denton led the
attack with four straight service winners.
After a UNC-C time-out, USC
reeled off 12 straight points and won
15-1.
In the third game, USC's power
and superior talent overwhelmed the
outmatched 49ers. As in the second
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Hornets play exhibition
game against Knicks
Tickets are now available at the
Carolina Coliseum box office for the
National Basketball Association exhibition
game between the Charlotte
Hornets and the New York Knicks.
The game will be played Sunday,
Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Frank
McGuire Arena. The contest will
mark the Hornets' debut in the
Carolinas and is the second on their
pre-season schedule. They will play
the New Jersey Nets Oct 14 at
Madison Square Garden in New
York City. Tickets for the contest in
Columbia are $10 and $15.
For more information, call
777-5111.
Baseball card and sports
memorabilia show opens
The Midlands Chapter of the
Carolina Sports Collectors is having
its Fall Baseball Card and Sports
Memorabilia Show on Saturday,
Oct. 8, at American Legion Post 6,
located at 200 Pickens St. in
Columbia.
Baseball cards, autographs, and
other sports collectibles from the early
1900's to the present will be on
display and available for sale.
Show hours are from Q-10 a m nn.
til 5 p.m. Admission is SI.
For additional information, contact
Mike Willis at 788-1351.
Toughman competition
to be held at Township
The third annual
"Toughman/Toughwoman Contest"
will be held today and Saturday
in the Township Auditorium.
The competitors will be divided into
two weight classes: 160-174 lbs.
and 175-400 lbs. Each match will
consist of three rounds of 60 seconds
each and will be governed by professional
boxing regulations.
In the male division, there will be
over 50 competitors vying for a purse
of $2,500 in cash and additional
prizes along with title of South
Carolina's "Toughest Man." The
winners will receive $1000 and the
runners-up will receive $250. The
winners will also advance to the national
finals in Greensboro, N.C. in
March to compete for an estimated
$50,000.
In the female " Toughwoman"
division, the entrants will compete
for a top prize of $500. The runnerup
receives $100.
Tickets are $12 ringside and $10
general admission.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ? Eve
while, Virginia offensive guard Roy Bro\
to speculate on how great it would hi
Clemson.
It's not that "The Streak" weighs he;
mind. But the 6-foot-6-inch, 258-pou
Washington wouldn't mind making a lil
"I don't know what the implications
10 years down the road," Brown said,
that game, I'd be having a heckuva part
the highlight of my career."
Brown has been part of just two
straight losses to Clemson. In 1986
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a 10-1 advantage and never looked vv f *
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led the Gamecocks to victory in the ^
match's fourth game, serving 10 >
straight points after a 4-4 deadlock
early in the game. With a 14-4 lead, j , fp* U
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key players weren't in sync and ready '
to play. It's a win, and you've got to
take it, but it is unfortunate we even
lost a game."
The Lady Gamecocks play
Southern Mississippi today and the
University of New Orleans Saturday USC junior middle
in Hattiesburg, Miss. USC will return earlier this season,<
to the Sol Blatt P.E. Center Oct. 11 Lady Gamecocks
to face Florida at 7 p.m. 15-3, 15-4.
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By BRANT LONG
Staff writer
Gamecock soccer achieved new heights Wednesday as
USC head coach Mark Berson won his 150th game at
USC with a 3-0 victory over the College of Charleston.
The win was the 161st career victory for Berson, who won
11 games at The Citadel in 1977 before starting the varsity
soccer program at USC.
A crowd of 2,175 watched a very physical match that
included five yellow cards.
"Both teams played with a high-degree of intensity,"
Berson said, "I thought our players handled the touchy
situations well by not getting retaliatory."
Each team struggled at the beginning of the game, but
at the 9:15 mark, freshman Jonas Gudjonsson took a pass
froth Grenville Pope and slammed it in the net for a 1-0
lead.
The College of Charleston rallied but fell short as two
consecutive shots bounced off the top crossbar.
USC took control, and after a shot just missed the goal,
Gudjonsson scored again off a cross by Mike Gosselin,
leaving the Cougars' goalie flat-footed.
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Game 6: Virginia Tech (Saturday, 1 passes for 354 y:
p.m. at Lane Stadium in touchdown, and
Blacksburg, Va.) American wide re<
Records: USC is 5-0, Virginia Tech Sharpe scored thre
is 1-4. from the tailback p<
Last week: USC defeated Ap- wide receiver Kevin
palachian State, 35-9; Virginia nine receptions for 1
Tech lost to seventh-ranked West placekicker Collin
Virginia, 22-10. USC record for mos
Series history: USC leads 8-7-1 in a game by kicking
(3-2-1 at Blacksburg). on four field goals a
The last meeting: Oct. 10, 1987 (in USC had 502 yards c
Columbia). USC defeated the while limiting the 1
Hokies 40-10 in a homecoming 187 yards. The win o
game as Gamecock quarterback snapped a two-gam<
Todd Ellis completed 25 of 41 for USC and would
for Cavaliers to bre
freshman, Brown experienced a 31-17 t
ry once in a Tigers at Scott Stadium. The Cavaliers 1<
vn allows himself week to Virginia Tech, 42-10, and finish
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Clemson in '86," Brown said,
avily on Brown's Last year, the Cavaliers took an earl}
nd junior from the Tigers in Death Valley, but Clemson s
ttle history. quarter points and coasted to a 38-21
would be five or Brown didn't think Virginia viewed the
"But right after could win.
y. That would be But as the 2-2 Cavaliers prepare for Sal
with the 1 lth-ranked Tigers Saturday, Bi
of Virginia's 27 make sure there's a different attitude.
, as a redshirt "They still have the talent advantage,'
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i blocker Becky Cooper goes up for a spike in a match
while teammate Kendyl Schaefer watches from below. The
defeated UNC-Charlotte Wednesday night 14-16, 15-1,
th win at USC
The second half belonged to the Gamecocks as they
controlled the ball on both sides of the field, hardly allowing
the Cougars to cross the midfield stripe on defense,
and with less than 25 minutes remaining, Clark Brisson
scored while Phil Seidenburg was credited with the assist
for the final 3-0 margin.
National Goalkeeper of the Year candidate Charlie
Arndt recorded his eighth shutout of the season and
boasts a 0.27 goals against average.
Benson was gratified with the win, yet said, "If you
coach long enough, you'll win 150 games. This milestone
belongs to all of the players."
On Sunday, the 8-2-1 Gamecocks host the nationallyranked
Clemson Tigers at 2 p.m. at The Graveyard.
"You can throw out the books for this game," Berson
said. "It always comes down to the wire when our two
teams meet."
Berson said that 6,400 fans attended the USC-Clemson
match last year in Clemson and said that the crowd played
a big role in the Tigers' 2-1 victory.
"We are distinct underdogs," Berson said, "but we'll
show up and be ready to play."
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lie College of Charleston Wednesday, 3-0.
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trds and one six straight Gamecock victories.
senior All- The coaches: USC head coach Joe
:eiver Sterling Morrison is in his sixth season with
e touchdowns the Gamecocks. His record at USC
osition. Senior is 36-24-2. Overall, in 16 seasons as
White added a major college head coach, Mor02
yards while rison has compiled a 98-68-7 mark,
Mackie set a a 58.7 winning percentage,
t points scored Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer is
with 16 points in his second season with the
nd four PATs. Hokies and has compiled a record
)f total offense of 3-13.
iokies to just Next week: USC plays Georgia
ver the Hokies Tech in Atlanta. Kickoff is at 1
: losing streak p.m. Virginia Tech plays at
be the first of Cincinnati.
ak 27 game losing s
(eating from the three Cavalier co-captains, said. "But
3st the following enough talent to finally beat them,
ed the year 3-8. "And that's what I'm going to try to
>n the field with team this week This is a winnable garm
Brown believes the Cavaliers will need
' 14-7 lead from Clemson. The Tigers, who have turned
cored 17 second- once in three games, will have to make
victory. Again, And the Virginia offense, Brown said,
game as one it duce at least four touchdowns. "That's c
quarter and I think we're capable of do
turday's meeting Virginia's current offense is avert
rownis trying to through four games. But the offensive 1
target of considerable criticism froi
' Brown, one of coaching staff.
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By BOB ZAFFRANN
Staff writer
One of the freshmen on the USC
men's cross country team this year
also happens to be 26 years old,
married, and an eight-year veteran
of the U.S. Air Force.
Paul Laymon, currently the third
man on USC's cross country team,
was inspecting airplanes ior uncie
Sam at this time last year, but now
he's back in school studying
geography and running cross country
for USC head coach Larry
Greene.
Why quit the military and the
steady paycheck that comes with it
and enroll in college now?
"1 was bored," said Paul.
"There was really nowhere to go
from where I was. I could have left
the military in 20 years, and then
have had to find a job with no
degree."
He asked himself what he wanted
to do with his life, and his answer
was geography. Laymon says he's
always liked geography, and while
traveling around the world for the
Air Force, his interest grew.
The college lifestyle may be new
to Laymon, but running is not.
He's been running since the seventh
grade, and not without success.
Laymon surprised himself by
winning the Isle of Palms
Marathon in 1985 without any
serious training, and it was around
that time that he talked to ex-USC
Cross Country coach Jeff Wentworth,
whom he had met on the
road-racing circuit.
Wentworth asked him if he had
ever considered going to college, informing
Laymon that he still had
four years of eligibility left after the
military and a scholarshin waitine
at USC if he was interested. This
was new information to Laymon,
and from that point, the idea of going
to college remained on his
mind.
After the demanding schedule of
military life, college would seem to
be a piece of cake. Not so, says
Laymon.
"I'm working harder now than I
ever did in the military," he says.
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By KEVIN ADAMS
Sports editor
Well, it finally happened.
I got my first letter on my fearless
forecasts. And it was a doozy.
Rebecca, if you're out there, you
were right about the game in question;
what can I say?
P.S. Your reply letter should arrive
any day now.
Why do I feel like Dear Abby?
The record last week was a rather
healthy 18-2 (.900). The games missed
were the upset special (San Diego
State over Oregon) and Vanderbilt
over Duke.
For the season, the mark is 48-10
(.828)
OREGON STATE AT NO.2
UCLA: UCLA passed their test at
Washington last week. Now it's all
downhill until Southern
Cal. . . UCLA, 44-14.
OREGON AT NO.3 SOUTHERN
CAL: The Ducks have their best
team in a long, long time. Come to
think of it, that's not saying very
much. . . Southern Cal, 31-17.
NO.4 AUBURN AT LSU: LSU
has lost its last two games to Ohio
State and Florida; Auburn has won
its first four games against
nobody. . . LSU, 25-21.
NO.5 NOTRE DAME AT PITTSBURGH:
Could be one of the best
games of the weekend. Make it three
losses in a row for the Panthers.
. . Notre Dame, 26-20.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT
NO.6 FLORIDA STATE: No comment
. . . Florida State, 45-10.
NO.7 WEST VIRGINIA AT
EAST CAROLINA: This one's for
you, Rebecca. . . West Virginia,
49-20.
NO.8 USC AT VIRGINIA TECH:
The Hokies played West Virginia
close last week and are better than
their 1-4 record indicates; heck,
they're a 2-3 ballclub if I've ever seen
one. . . USC, 34-16.
NO.9 NEBRASKA AT KANSAS:
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impress upon the "We haven't stai
e for us." "We went through
a little help from one week it just fel
the ball over just "Since we've got
a few mistakes. some new problem
will have to pro- those problems out
>ne touchown per Brown said that ?
ing that." redshirt sophomore
iging 24 points "Shawn's gotten
line has been the that you expect a 1<
m the Virginia just need to give
blossom."
ives service
oss country
Laymon's having trouble getting
used to the long hours of reading
and studying, and classroom concerns
have affected his performance
at least once. Laymon is
confident, however, that the selfdiscipline
he's learned from competitive
running and his years in the
Air Force will help him adjust to
the ardors of homework.
There hasn't been any adjustment
problems with his running,
however. In the Georgia Invitational,
Laymon finished fourth
with a time of 20:02.7 for four
miles. He took 23rd in his first college
meet at Wake Forest, posting a
time of 25:48 for the 8-km course,
and though academic concerns
slowed him down at the Carolina
Invitational, he still managed to be
the team's fourth finisher, 14th
overall.
While Laymon's not completely
satisfied with his performances, he
knows it will take time to get back
in top form ? where he hopes to be
when the Metro Conference and
NCAA Championships take place
in late November.
Being a 26-year-old runner competing
against younger bodies has
its disadvantages, of course. The
main difficulty is the gradual loss
of fast-twitch muscles, which are
the key to quickness and tend to
improve speed in general. Aware of
this fact, Laymon notes that
although he doesn't necessarily enjoy
running longer races like the
marathon, his build, age and mental
toughness indicate that the
longer races will be his most competitive,
and it is to these that he
looks for success in the future.
Ironically, the future might find
Paul Laymon back in the military,
but this time as a college-educated
officer with many opportunities for
advancement in the fields of remote
sensing, map-making, and reconnaissance.
He's also toying with the
idea of training for the Olympic
Marathon Trials in 1992.
Whatever the future holds,
Laymon does not regret his decision
to attend USC, calling it "the
best move I ever made."
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The home-field advantage could nlav
a big role in this one. Just kidding.
. . Nebraska, 56-6.
NO.10 OKLAHOMA VS. TEXAS
(AT DALLAS): Sooners roll at the
Cotton Bowl. . . Oklahoma, 28-14.
NO.11 CLEMSON AT
VIRGINIA: The Tigers have
defeated the Cavaliers 27 straight
times. Make it 28. . . Clemson,
27-18.
MISSISSIPPI AT NO.12
ALABAMA: The Crimson Tide had
a miracle comeback last week at Kentucky.
This week, they won't need
one. . . Alabama, 35-14.
OKLAHOMA STATE AT COLORADO:
Upset special. . . Colorado,
32-27.
MEMPHIS STATE AT NO.14
FLORIDA: Emmitt Smith must have
a gleam in his eye. . . Florida, 43-9.
VANDERBILT AT NO.15
GEORGIA: I'm never picking
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NO.16 WYOMING AT SAN
DIEGO STATE: I'm never picking
San Diego State again,
either. . . Wyoming, 41-22.
MICHIGAN STATE AT NO.17
MICHIGAN: This game doesn't
have the national importance that it
usually does; the teams are combined
2-5-1. . . Michigan, 20-7.
WASHINGTON AT ARIZONA
STATE: The Huskies gave UCLA a
tough game last week and must guard
against a letdown . . . Washington,
29-24.
TEXAS TECH AT NO.20
ARKANSAS: Texas Tech lost to
North Texas State. Enough
said. . . Arkansas, 36-19.
GEORGIA TECH AT
MARYLAND: Georgia Tech tunes
up for the Gamecocks ? with their
fourth loss in a row. . . Maryland,
30-15.
NORTH CAROLINA AT WAKE
FOREST: Tar Heels Coach Mac
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probably later. . . Wake Forest,
20-14.
Clemson
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game.
rted clicking as a unit," Brown said,
the same problems last year and then
I into place.
some new guys on the line, we've got
s. But I think we'll be able to work
ts the offensive line gets better so will
quarterback Shawn Moore,
some bad press, but all quarterbacks
Dt from get that," Brown said. "We
him some time and he's going to